Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 21.6% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
$119.31
|
$3.76
TZS9,595
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
$64.84
|
$6.91
TZS17,649
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$14.12
|
$0.67
TZS1,714
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
$12.82
|
$0.36
TZS914
|
|
pay 21.6% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.59
|
$0.92
TZS2,358
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
$55.16
|
$7.85
TZS20,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
$81.33
|
$5.31
TZS13,555
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
$39.54
|
$1.95
TZS4,982
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
$39.83
|
$2.83
TZS7,225
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
$16.63
|
$1.32
TZS3,377
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
$12.60
|
$0.44
TZS1,131
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
$11.95
|
$0.35
TZS900
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
$12.24
|
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
$8.26
|
$0.35
TZS894
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$6.27
|
$0.55
TZS1,392
|
|
pay 23.3% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
$82.45
|
$4.28
TZS10,922
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$409.47
|
$8.54
TZS21,808
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
$207,503.35
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
$131.76
|
$13.84
TZS35,329
|
|
pay 8.5% less for housing
Namibia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
$1,058.16
|
$65.54
TZS167,314
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
$7,032.06
|
$274.47
TZS700,734
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
$5,650.02
|
$231.44
TZS590,860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
$1,065.33
|
$54.35
TZS138,762
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
$2,269.05
|
$296.62
TZS757,265
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
$60,034.18
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,497,294
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
$24.64
|
$1.20
TZS3,053
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
$27.11
|
$2.03
TZS5,194
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
$47.21
|
$1.79
TZS4,566
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
$743.12
|
$45.98
TZS117,399
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
$88.19
|
$5.82
TZS14,857
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
Namibia
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
$765.17
|
$20.27
TZS51,737
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
$490.10
|
$44.40
TZS113,355
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
$1,958.31
|
$54.01
TZS137,889
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
$1,183.40
|
$53.48
TZS136,526
|
|
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